proper noun · femininesecond declension
Caesaromagus
Caesaromagus f sg (genitive Caesaromagī)
Meaning
- femininesingularA town of Britannia mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary, modern Chelmsford
- femininesingularThe chief town of the Bellovaci in Gallia Belgica, now called Beauvais
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Caesaromagus | — |
| genitive | Caesaromagī | — |
| dative | Caesaromagō | — |
| accusative | Caesaromagum | — |
| ablative | Caesaromagō | — |
| vocative | Caesaromage | — |
| locative | Caesaromagī | — |
Origins
Caesar + Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”)
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyCaesaromagusCaesaromagus in Britain, is, in the fifth Itinerary, the first station from London (from which it is distant 28 miles) on the road to Luguballium (Car…GeographyCaesaromagusCaesaromagus (Καισαρόμαγος, Ptol.: Beauvais), the capital of the Belgic people, the Bellovaci. Its position at Beauvais agrees with the determinations…